QSCA News & Press Releases

As a new innovation for the QSCA we are now producing a newsy bulletin called QSCA News on a as needs basis to help keep our members up to date with happenings.  Both Rule and Technical updates will be included in this document from time to time.  Click here for the first QSCA News.

31/01/12…Pam Franz…updated 01/02/12…updated 02/02/12…updated 03/02/12

The 2012 Qld Junior Sedan Title nominations close on Friday 3rd February (this Friday) – nominations received to date are – Carter Armstrong, Terri-Anne  Rowe, Robert Hawkings, Nic Moncrief, Brooke Etherden, Joshua Schultz, Tim Smith, Matty Smith, Brandon Atto, Joel Berkley, Patrick Brennan, Stephen English, Aimee Gibson, Daniel Johnson, Hayden Jones, Will Muir, Kellie Pagel, Dan Smith, Brody Thomsen, Hayden Turner, Billy Duffield, Dillon Whitford, Brodie Boss, Jordan Wilson, Rachel Jenkins, Brendan Learoyd, Michael Learoyd, Jack Kay, James Kennedy, Brody Fraser-McGee, Maddi McGee, Jordan Ferguson, Sam Roza, Brad Scherer, Jesse Arthur, Jayden Peacock

If you have posted your nomination form and you have not been listed here – please phone Pam on 0417 137 740 to ensure you are not a late nomination.

26/01/12…Pam Franz …courtesy of Gympie Saloon Car Club and Craig Abbott

The Modified Production mania continues when we clean up, dust off and polish everything in readiness for the return of the mighty men and women of speedway who are preparing themselves and their machines for a cracker of a Club Showcasing.   Superbly presented cars and driving talents will be on centre stage on Saturday 11th February 2012.  We’ll have Home Grown Champion drivers out in the field with hopefuls and successors carving out names for themselves. This is the proving ground where we get to see the shining stars of past, present and future together on track showing what they can bring.

The Modified Productions will be burning the gas hard in some flat-strapping, gear stripping, fast-track-frenzy around the famous Mothar Mountain circuit in a hazy inferno of lap tearing thunder. Modified Production Monster Madness at its most devasting brilliance! Right out there for all on show.

And if you thought that might be a whole lot of entertainment laid on fast and furiously – don’t forget we also have the highly entertaining ‘Women in SPEEDWAY’ extravaganza. The glamour of our Women in Speedway out on track driving their race cars around our gorgeous circuit in a stylish display is sure to dazzle. Well… perhaps… maybe they’ll just put on a really good show of how good they are at getting around our Mothar Mountain track. It’s pure gold – entertainment at its most elegant… grittiest.   

We also got Super Streets rev-ving up the Mountain in a Super Street Extravaganza. These machines rock. They’re fast and they’re like a younger cousin to the Modified Production with a whole lot to show. So they won’t want to miss out on any of the attention. The Super Streets will be competing in Round 2 of the ‘Tri-City Series’ and the racing will be on!

We have the Junior Sedans fresh back from their adventure to the outback at the Australian Titles in the Northern Territory.

The Formula 500s return to Mothar Mountain Speedway this night as the open-wheeler-formula + our exquisitely shaped track + plenty of exuberance = fun and plenty of outstanding drama.

And lastly but certainly not leastly we have a huge field of Street Sedans out for a run with just one month away from their State Title, which is being staged here at Gympie’s Mothar Mountain Speedway on 10/11 March 2012. The wild-bunch will be mixing it up in a frenzy of close-calls and seat-of-the-pants racing stuff.

We will have a full list of nominated drivers in all event categories up in here from the 5th February, so stayed tuned.

13/01/12…Pam Franz – information received from ASCF/Speedway Sedans Australia

Please be advised that the Board of Speedway Sedans Australia has banned the use of specialty ‘street legal race tyres’ in its Junior Sedan Class competition – EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY.

This ban includes but is not restricted to, Dunlop Formula-R and Yokohama Advan tyres, which the SSA Board regard as race type tyres specifically made for public road competition and, therefore outside of Rule 29 (e) and (g) of the Junior Sedan class Specification Book 2011, which state -

(e) Racing tyres are NOT PERMITTED

(g) Any tyres listed on a Manufacturer’s  ‘Specialist’ tyre list…………..are NOT PERMITTED

The SSA will conduct further future investigations into this matter.

For further information please contact your state technical office.

Signed – Paul Gannon CEO

06/01/12…Pam Franz….as per the Memo received from Speedway Sedans Australia dated 03/01/12

Attention All Modified Production Owners

It has been brought to our attention that there is some confusion with the Body specifications.

Please be advised that in order to rectify this, a clarification with immediate effect has been added to Section 11g.  Please ensure that this letter is kept with your current specification book for your records.

11 g)  The only panels which may be replaced with fibreglass/metal/aluminium replica: – max 2mm thick.  Doors, bonnet, boot, front guards, nose.  Under panel reinforcement plate not permitted.  If original roof is damaged, you may fit a fibreglass roof skin overlay, only if original roof remains intact.  Sill panels and pillars are NOT to be removed in any form or the internal reinforcing layers located inside the OEM sill panel.

If you have any questions regarding this amendment please speak to your State Technical Advisor – Bill Peall on 0407 791 449